

From Windows 10 version 1607, you have several options to apply a customized taskbar, including:Īs with Windows 10 version 1607 (and above), you can now leverage the Import-StartLayout cmdlet to either import a XML file containing your taskbar customizations or embedd the taskbar customizations in the XML file that you’re using for modifying the Start menu layout. This XML file would then be used during deployment of Windows 10 with ConfigMgr, by invoking the Import-StartLayout cmdlet at some point during the Online phase. Traditionally, you’d manually customize your Start menu layout, run the Export-StartLayout cmdlet to generate a XML file. You may have previously used the Export-StartLayout and Import-StartLayout cmdlets available in Windows 10. In this blog post, I’ll show you an example of how you can pin your desired applications to the taskbar during operating system deployment with ConfigMgr. Now with the release of Windows 10 version 1607, we finally have built-in support for customizing what’s pinned on the task bar. In previous version of Windows 10, customizing the task bar has been proven difficult to not say the least.
